the attacks are happening in the city's mission and noe valley neighbors. maureen kelly as the details and reaction for people who live there. >> yeah, it's really scary. >> >> reporter: a community on edge because of this man. you're looking at a sketch recently released by police of the suspect in two assaults. both times the female victims were walking alone, late at night, the most recent attack happening on february 2nd on bartlett at 23rd around 1:00 a.m. >> in that assault, the woman was walking down the street here when a man walking the other direction attacked her, punching hire in the face several times before running away. at this point, they don't believe that the suspect's actions had anything to do with robbery. >> this is a neighborhood that has supposed to have gotten safer over the last 10 years, so seeing it happen here, which is basically like on the edge of noe valley, which has a reputation for being really safe. noe valley, you think strollers and posh little boutiques, you don't think of 0 assaults at age time of the day or night, so